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Stephen King: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes from Stephen King, America's reigning king of horror and suspense novels.
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Gallery: Notable women in US politics
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Modern Parenthood
Hazing by a California soccer team: Where does fun become abuse?Hazing involving sexual abuse on a California soccer team is an extreme case. But one study found that 9 out of 10 students who have experienced hazing in college did not consider themselves to be hazed. Hazing can be banal to gross to violent – where do we draw the line?
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Stephen King: 10 quotes on his birthday
10 quotes from Stephen King, America's reigning king of horror and suspense novels.
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Odd-colored lobsters baffle scientists, fisherman
Odd-colored lobsters coming in bright blue, orange, yellow, calico, and white have been turning up in lobster traps in the waters off Maine.
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Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul?
Mitt Romney is way ahead of Ron Paul in the delegate count. But Paul's enthusiastic forces have been effective in controlling state party apparatus, and this could impact the GOP convention.
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Painkiller addiction becoming more common in infants, study shows
Painkiller addiction is becoming more and more common in infants, according to a recently released study that shows that the number of US babies born with opiate drug withdrawal has tripled in the past decade.
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The Vote
Should Ron Paul demand a new vote count in Maine?Evidence is mounting that the vote totals for the Maine caucuses, in which Mitt Romney edged out Ron Paul, were pretty messed up. In addition to towns that hadn't voted yet, others' totals were not recorded.
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Planet found at perfect spot for life - in solar system with three suns
Scientists have found a planet about 4.5 times the mass of Earth that orbits in the heart of its star's habitable zone, with two other suns orbiting much farther away. Is there water or the potential for life? Perhaps. But the planet could also be a two-faced world of scorching sun and perpetual ice.
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The Vote
Why Ron Paul is shivering in Maine instead of cavorting in FloridaThe other three GOP presidential candidates are stumping in Florida ahead of the Jan. 31 primary, a winner-take-all-delegates affair. But not Ron Paul. Here's why he's up in Maine.
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Opinion: Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift sing a new message of girl power
In July I drove 1,800 miles with only the radio to keep me company. What struck me were the overarching themes of female empowerment sung over the airwaves. Pop music is singing a new tune. Are girls taking the message to heart?
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Opinion: For more innovation at colleges, push faculty to live near campus
Like coral reefs, universities function at their highest capacity when there are many organisms milling about and exchanging information in close proximity. Colleges should build incentives for professors to live on or close to the campus reef.
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Opinion: Anti-Israel speech should be protected, not banned, on American campuses
An Israel-based legal group has sent a letter to 100 university and college presidents asking them to crack down on anti-Israel abuse. Fair enough, except that anti-Israel speech – anger directed at a government – is protected by the First Amendment.
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Opinion: States must cut red tape to attract more qualified teachers
Rigid standards are shutting out aspiring teachers. States must evaluate potential teachers without traditional certification in ways that don't push needed talent away.
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Opinion: Why a Gen Y guy is begging to raise his Social Security retirement age
With a down economy, the majority of the Millennial generation has nothing saved for retirement. But they’re also most at risk for not getting Social Security payments later in life. Raising the retirement age would help ensure that something is left for them.
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Opinion: Kenyans can't afford the high cost of cheap booze
Kenyan men spend more on alcohol than on education for their children. As a deterrent to combat the high social and economic costs of this public-health problem, Kenya should raise its tax on alcohol.
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Whose side are you playing on?
The badminton match was under way, but his son Anton seemed oddly uncompetitive despite the impressive warm-up.
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Opinion: A bright spot for American workers – in other countries
Are Americans really doing everything in their power to find work if they aren’t willing to leave the friendly fifty? The coming global talent crunch gives well-trained American workers an advantage. Work abroad awaits Americans willing to chase it down.
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Tidal turbines: New sparks of hope for green energy from beneath the waves
After decades of abandoned plans and crushed prototypes, tidal powers finds new footing off the shores of Eastport, Maine.
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Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots
Lobster shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize them in countertops and tabletops.
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Lobster golf balls? Yes. Why? Cruise ships.
Lobster golf balls: Want to improve your stroke out at sea? Use lobster golf balls. Made from the shell, they're biodegradable.
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9,400-year-old dog found, earliest found in Americas
9,400-year-old dog: Researchers are saying they have found a bone fragment from what they are calling the earliest confirmed domesticated dog in the Americas.
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Letters to the Editor - Weekly Issue of November 22, 2010
Readers write in about the Monitor's "Future Focus" cover story on the future of energy.
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The Sports Economist
Should universities sack football?College football carries a huge price tag these days. Can that money be better spent? Check out the examples of Boston University and Northeastern.
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Afghanistan war: How USAID loses hearts and minds
One battle in the other Afghanistan war: How a mismanaged $60 million USAID project alienated those it aimed to help.
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Summer solstice: Did a rampaging planet create Earth's seasons?
The summer solstice brings attention to Theia, a Mars-sized planet-wannabe some scientists say helped create the moon and altered Earth's axis.
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'Tea party'-backed platform sails through Maine GOP convention
Maine is known for GOP moderates, but over the weekend, conservative activists succeeded in passing a platform that’s backed by tea party groups.
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